H.R. 1352 · 117th Congress · House

Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2021

Active· Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Introduced
Feb 25, 21
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2021

This bill increases funding for water infrastructure, including funding for several programs related to controlling water pollution or protecting drinking water.

Specifically, it establishes a Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Trust Fund. The fund may be used for specified grant programs.

The bill increases the corporate income tax rate to 24.5% to provide revenues for the fund.

In addition, the bill revises requirements concerning the clean water state revolving fund (SRF) and the drinking water SRF. It also creates or reauthorizes several grant programs for water infrastructure.

Action Timeline

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  1. APR 05, 2021•Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

  2. FEB 26, 2021•Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

  3. FEB 26, 2021•Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.

  4. FEB 25, 2021•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  5. FEB 25, 2021•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  6. FEB 25, 2021•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  7. FEB 25, 2021•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  8. FEB 25, 2021•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  9. FEB 25, 2021•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Committees

7

Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee

hsag15

Referred: Apr 5, 2021

Active

Environment Subcommittee

hsif18

Referred: Feb 26, 2021

Active

Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee

hspw02

Referred: Feb 26, 2021

Active

Agriculture Committee

hsag00

Referred: Feb 25, 2021

Active

Ways and Means Committee

hswm00

Referred: Feb 25, 2021

Active

Energy and Commerce Committee

hsif00

Referred: Feb 25, 2021

Active

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

hspw00

Referred: Feb 25, 2021

Active